Many Americans consume too much sodium, posing a risk to their cardiovascular health. Discover nine low-sodium foods. The ...

Medically reviewed by Elizabeth Barnes, RDNMedically reviewed by Elizabeth Barnes, RDN Sodium is a mineral and electrolyte ...

In a similar vein, homemade foods are better for anyone on a low-sodium diet than store-bought or restaurant-made, because you know how much salt you are getting. A chef’s idea of low salt may be ...

In fact, some scientists are now arguing that a low-salt diet is just as much of a risk factor for developing high blood ...

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Cutting out a teaspoon of salt from a diet everyday can lower blood pressure as much as most hypertension medications, a study published this month in the Journal of the American Medical Association ...

Rinse Canned Beans and Vegetables. It’s a good idea to rinse canned beans and vegetables, since many come in a salty brine.

Reducing daily sodium intake by around 4,000 mg/day significantly lowered systolic blood pressure in more than 70% of adults, ages 50 to 75, in as little as one week compared to their usual diet, ...

Share on Pinterest New research finds that a majority of people living with heart disease consume too much sodium. Getty Images Maintaining a low sodium diet is standard advice for people with heart ...

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At the end of the first week on a high-sodium versus a low-sodium diet, systolic BP differed by 8 mm Hg on 24-hour ambulatory monitoring (P<0.001) among study participants. This was consistent across ...

While diets can certainly range from healthy and helpful to worrisome and even dangerous, they all have at least one thing in common: a focus on reductions and eliminations. Examples include the ...